Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belper Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belper Street (LE4 6EE) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belper Street (LE4 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Bardolph Street East. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Finsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Purley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harrogate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hathaway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harrogate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
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